Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower Ahead of Fed Minutes, Bernanke

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Mortgage rates finally caught a break, moving just slightly lower for only the second time this month. For some, the drop in rates may be too little too late as it still doesn't put much of a dent in the losses suffered in May. Best-execution for Conventional, 30yr Fixed Loans is still between 3.625% and 3.75%, and we noted a few lenders who were priced significantly worse than yesterday despite the majority being moderately improved. The leading candidate for the root cause of all the recent volatility is the general disposition of the Fed toward QE3, the "quantitative easing" programs responsible for the Fed's large-scale asset purchases. To a large, but unknown extent, QE3 is one factor keeping mortgage rates low because it makes for massive, guaranteed buying demand for mortgage-backed...(read more)

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